Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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